(This is not exactly what you're looking for, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to mention it). It can be a bit hit-and-miss, but SBS's Dutch language program is pretty good value, not to mention being super-relevant for Dutch speakers in Australia.

Beautiful day here in NL by the way ;-)posted by different at 6:20 AM on April 21, 2008

The State We're In, by the way, is in English. It may be a good starting point, though, for Dutch-language podcasts of a similar nature.posted by god hates math at 7:02 AM on April 21, 2008

I have to admit, I never bothered to seek out SBS's Dutch offerings, different, but I'll definitely give it a go. (A lovely cold day here in Melbourne today, BTW, although a bit smokey what with the controlled bush fires these last few days.)posted by ponystyle at 2:54 AM on April 23, 2008

A Dutch-language show I've always felt most approaches This American Life in tone and style is Een grote bruine envelop, in which Chris Bajema pieces together intimate stories to the cue of the contents of, well, a large brown envelope. It's a shame only so few episodes were made, but I can heartily recommend the ones that are there.

It was part of De Avonden, which is a bit of an obvious choice but nice nonetheless.

Andermans veren is a selection of cabaret in the Dutch sense, and should be entertaining both for the classic material and the stuff you may have missed after emigration. Kick van der Veer can get a bit gratingly fanboy-ish to my taste, but the comedy itself more than makes up for it.

And since you asked for Dutch-language podcasts: Stories on Flemish Radio 1 tells, guess what, stories, and Feyten of Fillet is a somewhat Radio Lab-ish exploration of current affairs.

Lastly, if you're at all interested in pop music shows (somewhat of a cross-section of pop-alternative-indie to be precise) nothing in the Dutch-speaking communities beats Studio Brussel, IMO, and a lot of its shows have podcasts (four are here).

Thanks, GNFTI particularly for the Flemish podcasts (but also because whenever I encounter your username -- regardless of the thread -- I feel so excellently reassured).posted by ponystyle at 4:22 AM on September 3, 2008

Sorry, that should have been "whenever I encounter you and your username"posted by ponystyle at 4:28 AM on September 3, 2008

Aww! Glad I could contribute something of value.

And seriously, I really liked the suggestions in here, I'm just popping in to try out a few new ones right now.

Did I mention that the SBS ones can at times sound totally surreal? I love how the interviewer (I struggle to find which segment that was, sorry -- I'll look it up if you want) has to keep reminding this female singer interviewee to reply in Dutch, not English.

Anyhow, thanks for the question, ponystyle -- and for the excellent answers, all.posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 9:14 PM on September 5, 2008

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